Wittman was raised in Nanuet, New York, graduated from Nanuet Senior High School in 1972 and attended Emerson College in Boston for two years before leaving to pursue a career in musical theatre in New York City. While directing a show for a Greenwich Village club he met songwriter and composer Marc Shaiman, and the two became collaborators and professional partners. While Shaiman wrote for television shows, including Saturday Night Live, Wittman directed concerts for such artists as Bette Midler, Christine Ebersole, Raquel Welch, Dame Edna Everage, and Lypsinka, among others.
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Scott WittmanSome Like It Hot
Scott WittmanSome Like it Hot
Scott WittmanSome Like It Hot
Scott WittmanSome Like It Hot
Scott Wittman, Catch Me if You Can
Scott Wittman, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
Scott Wittman, Hairspray
Scott Wittman, Hairspray
Scott Wittman, Hairspray
Scott Wittman has written 7 shows including Hairspray (Lyricist), Livin' Dolls (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart (Conceiver), Catch Me If You Can (Lyricist), Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (Conceiver), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Composer), Some Like It Hot (Lyricist).
Scott Wittman has been nominated for several awards in the Broadway industry. These include nominations for Best Original Score in the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Lyrics in the Drama Desk Awards, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre in the Tony Awards for the musical "Some Like It Hot." He has also received nominations for Outstanding Lyrics in the Drama Desk Awards for "Catch Me if You Can," "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me," and "Hairspray." Additionally, "Hairspray" received nominations for Outstanding New Score in the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Musical in the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre in the Tony Awards.
Scott Wittman has won several awards, including Best Original Score at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Some Like It Hot, Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for Some Like It Hot, Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Some Like It Hot, Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for Hairspray, Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Hairspray, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for Hairspray.
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